After breaking the world records for the longest Dabke chain and the largest Kebbe plate, the Lebanese people decided it is time to set a new world record, making the biggest Hommos and Tabbouleh! And this time the event IS for a purpose, it will be a part of the campaign to reclaim ownership of the 2 traditional dishes after Israel started to export them as Israeli.
The event is going to take place at Saifi Market in Downtown Beirut on October 24 and 25 and will also include various other entertaining activities. The dishes are expected to spread over an area exceeding 5,000 square meters, I wonder where are they going to get THAT MUCH parsley and hommos from!!
Last but not least, and while talking about world records, the people of Arnaoun (A northern Lebanese village) thought it would be cool to break to world record for the longest bridal scarf! Check this article for more details. It seems that we have nothing to worry about nowadays other than breaking world records… w habal.
P.S: I bet some Israeli is going to read this post and laugh really hard at it. At the end they’re still exporting their goods, and we’re still busy thinking of a way to reclaim ownership of a couple of dishes…
But is it certain that Hummus is Lebanese? I think both countries Israel and Lebanon are claiming “ownership” for hummus without real evidence or facts.
What I personally know is that the Phoenicians are the ones who introduced the Middle East with Chick Peas, they were the first to bring it in the area from trades.
But the truth about who created the dish is vague and not certain..
Thank you for the tip. I’ll be in Beirut with my lebanese husband and my daughter in a few days.
I’d be glad to join a hommos and tabbouleh party: by the way, they’re my favourite lebanese dishes..
Greetings from Italy, and congratulations on your blog!
Well To Help out I tried To Find The Origin Online But Like Mentioned It Is Too Old and Too Common To Find A Specific Origin . The Closest I Found Was On Wikipedia Stating It Was From Damascus ! But I Cant Verify That Anywhere Else .
I Do Have Partially Unrelated Question . . Labneh ! Is It Lebanese ? Because I Dont See It Big In Other Countries ?
As Far As Tabouli Goes I Know Many People Do It With Slightly Different Recipes ! Is It Safe To Say We Have The Best Recipe ?
Im Extremely Excited To See Pics Of The Dishes Pop Up Online ! It Is An Insane Phenomenon ! Lebanon Is The Best ! I Swear People Do Not Appreciate It Enough ! I Live In Texas Now ! But I Would Give Up Everything To Go Live In Lebanon !
Photos of the record breaking event http://twitpic.com/photos/arzleb
Nice Favicon btw 😉
Thanks you Patrick for the link! I missed attending the event today, and I think I’ll miss the tabbouleh one tomorrow!
Regarding the Favicon, I got it from the website of a talented graphic designer 😛
There is a tabbouleh attempt too? Hehe, brilliant.
I Don’t see anything “habal” about such activities. They are festive and joyful. And i don’t see anything wrong about making sure our culture is not being stolen by Israeli. I think the protection of a country’s culture is as important as the protection of one’s land. It’s sad to see that you’re embarrassed about such an event, and always speaking in the shadow of Israeli who might seem to you modern and occidental but are nothing but primitive, barbaric and closed minded people. It’s sad that you can’t see that they have created and artificial country over blood and now are looking for a culture to match it with. Well they won’t take the Lebanese one.
please if i want to ask about some detailts of this event whom should i contact and how
please if any 1 can reply …
@hanadi
I guess it made it to several articles 2 years ago… you may just google it I think.